The strange case of the men charged in the 2007 slaying of Washington Redskins free safety Sean Taylor took another strange twist Wednesday when one of the accused offered an apology in his first public comments.

Venjah Hunte, 25, responded to inquiries from The Washington Times with a two-and-a-half page hand-written letter.

Redskins safety Sean Taylor died in November 2007 of gunshot wounds. (AP Photo)

The Times quotes Hunte as writing, "To begin I would like to send my deepest apology to the family of Sean Taylor. I know an apology won't bring him back, but I hope one day they could find it in their hearts to forgive me."

Hunte resides in Miami's Metro West Detention Center, according to the newspaper.

Taylor was killed on Nov. 27, 2007, in what is believed to be a robbery gone wrong. He was 24 when he died of gunshot wounds a day earlier. Taylor was home recovering from football injuries when intruders entered his residence.

Hunte is serving a 29-year sentence under a plea bargain he tried to back out of in 2008. Four other men are awaiting trial, which is scheduled for April 15 after numerous delays.

"My thought or intentions weren't to hurt him or noone [sic] else, let alone murder, it was something I thought would never happen," Hunte wrote in the letter to The Times. "Even though I didn't pull the trigger I still have to take responsibility for my actions. Period."

Hunte told the newspaper he lives in solitary confinement 23 hours a day because of the case's high profile.

Taylor was from Miami and played college football for the University of Miami.